Shandong House rebrands itself as Xi'an Gourmet [San Francisco]
Yes, there are a few large round tables, each seating about 10 max. Maybe 11 or 12 w/ a big squeeze.
View ArticleMichael Bauer Judges Green Chile Cheeseburgers in Santa Fe
I guess he thought what happens in Santa Fe stays in Santa Fe.
View ArticleFinally! Righteous Q in the South Bay [Smoking Pig, San Jose]
William brought me ribs and fatty brisket tonight. The fatty brisket's quite good, open-textured marbling, tender, good balance of smoke and rub, and most importantly, not dry. The bite of two...
View ArticleAsian Pearl Peninsula Closed for Remodeling
We were disappointed upon arriving at Asian Pearl Peninsula today to find them closed for remodeling. A Chinese-speaking member of our group had heard from friends they were closed and called in...
View ArticleNew "sausage beer pub" coming to Temescal near Homeroom on 40th st. Oakland
certainly looks like all the new businesses are expecting to cash in on the kaiser hospital expansion.
View ArticleCart Dim Sum in SF Chinatown
I think the quality of dim sum at Canton is at least a whole level higher than that at Gold Mountain in Chinatown.
View ArticleDim Sum at Zen Peninsula in Millbrae
My lunch at South Sea Seafood Village was much better than ZP last year. ZP seems to be cutting corners. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/688515#5584300
View ArticleM.Y. China mooncakes available at the restaurant while supplies last, SF
On M.Y. China FB page they mentioned they are selling M.Y. Moon Cakes to celebrate SF Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival at the restaurant only. One mooncake in a nice box is $7, or a mixed-flavored set...
View ArticleWine and Swine bbq, Valley Ford
early last Fri afternoon we were in Freestone on the Bohemian highway, returning on foot from Owen Mueller's artisan cheese shop (reviewed on this board), and saw a truck with a fairly long trailer...
View ArticleStarbucks + La Boulange
I know someone who worked at the SSF location briefly before they were bought by Starbucks -they partnered with another bakery in SF for about a minute before the deal soured. Hearing the stories of...
View ArticleIndie coffeehouses
This thread got into memory lanes, a passing part of my original Starbucks comments. Clearly some, even if not all, parts of the Bay Area had excellent beans and brews before that chain's vast...
View ArticleTii Cafe now open on Kearny St. Any boba-heads try it?
The huge (by boba joint standards) Tii Cafe which has been a-building for the past year or so is now in its soft-opening stage. It's in the old World Ginseng Center at 801 Kearny St. (directly across...
View ArticlePickle Martinis in SF?
This isn't in the city, but we came up with the idea at Patterson's Pub in the town of Mendocino (after having a few glasses of wine). The server thought it sounded good and made me one - really...
View ArticleTii Cafe now open on Kearny St. Any boba-heads try it?
I was a bit confused by early reports. What is open, "Tii Cafe" is actually a smallish space of typical boba cafe size. The larger part of the building frontage, signed as "Tii Restaurant" is not yet...
View ArticleTu Lan 3.0 [San Francisco]
And so I went. I stopped by for a take out order prior to heading back over to the East Bay. Line (not too bad, he was telling people 15+ minutes for a table) at about 1245p. Several of us wanted take...
View ArticleRangoon Super Stars - Berkeley
Went back for a sit-down dinner. Fried yellow bean tofu with chile sauce was delicate and delicious. Burmese rice salad was one of those dishes with lots of crunchy elements. Good, spicy, aromatic from...
View ArticleAlameda recommendations
Wow, that is a deal. I'll have to remember that. Last special I got were the ribs. It didn't look like much but the price was reasonable and very tasty. I think it was like $7 or something. I'd order...
View ArticleCart Dim Sum in SF Chinatown
I used to work with people who liked Yank Sing's starchy and greasy dishes, but except maybe for the noodles those aren't to my taste. If you're going to get those items you'd probably do no worse for...
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